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Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus

(species text)

PHOWN priorities: none yet

Most recent PHOWN record for this species (recent thumbnails and full species listing at end of this web page):

Vm 29938

No of records in PHOWN for this species: 31

Colony size

Colony size for this species in PHOWN (min - mean - max, sample size) and published data:
PHOWN Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15
1 - 18.4 - 75 (n=7)Colonial, similar number of nests (maximum three) per territory in colonies of different densities, but mean distance between nests variable, 27-52 cm
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Nest site

Type of nest site for this species in PHOWN:
other - 2
reed - 2
tree - 26

Breeding seasonality

PHOWN Records per month for this species

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15
Jan in Gambia, Feb in Guinea, Feb-Apr and Aug-Nov in Liberia, Jan-Jul in Ghana, Feb and Sept-Oct in Togo, May-Aug in Nigeria, in all months except Aug in Cameroon, Dec-Feb, Apr and Jul in Gabon, Jul-Aug in Central African Republic, Nov-Feb and Sept in PRCongo; in DRCongo, Nov in S, Apr and Aug-Sept in savanna, Jul-Feb in Lukolela, and probably all year (confirmed in Feb, Jul-Aug and Nov) in ltombwe; Aug and Nov in Sudan, throughout year (peaks Feb-May and Sept-Oct) in Uganda, Jul-Sept in Kenya and Oct-Mar in Angola

Figure above right: breeding seasonality shown as records per month (if available), where months are numbered from January where January=1 etc.
The records are grouped into 6 regions: Safr=southern Africa, Cafr=central Africa, Wafr=western Africa, Eafr=eastern Africa, Asia=southern Asia, IO=Indian Ocean islands
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Breeding distribution

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Published breeding information

Breeding information based on Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15.

bond
Polygynous, with up to five females in one male territory
season
Jan in Gambia, Feb in Guinea, Feb-Apr and Aug-Nov in Liberia, Jan-Jul in Ghana, Feb and Sept-Oct in Togo, May-Aug in Nigeria, in all months except Aug in Cameroon, Dec-Feb, Apr and Jul in Gabon, Jul-Aug in Central African Republic, Nov-Feb and Sept in PRCongo; in DRCongo, Nov in S, Apr and Aug-Sept in savanna, Jul-Feb in Lukolela, and probably all year (confirmed in Feb, Jul-Aug and Nov) in ltombwe; Aug and Nov in Sudan, throughout year (peaks Feb-May and Sept-Oct) in Uganda, Jul-Sept in Kenya and Oct-Mar in Angola
nsite
placed in bulrushes (Typha), tall elephant grass, palm, bamboo or tree, 1-2 m above water or, when in tree, 6-8 m above ground
nbuild
woven by male
colsize
Colonial, similar number of nests (maximum three) per territory in colonies of different densities, but mean distance between nests variable, 27-52 cm
clutch
2 eggs
eggcolour
pale blue, rarely with a few purple spots at thick end
eggsize
average size of 40 eggs 23.9 x 16.1 mm (Cameroon)
incub
incubation by female only, no information on duration of incubation period
chicks
chicks fed primarily by female, male may contribute late in season as breeding activity declines; no information on duration of nestling period

Thumb-nails of most recent PHOWN records


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Vm 29938
Vm 28365
Vm 28245
Vm 27827
Vm 26364
Vm 18153

Vm 13818
Vm 13817
Vm 13816
Vm 13814
Vm 12433
Vm 12432

Vm 7399
Vm 7284
Vm 7281
Vm 7279
Vm 4209
Vm 3704

List of all PHOWN records for this species


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25, 2010-4-29,6,Rwanda, Bridge over small lake/dam, Claassen, Marcell, tree
731, 2010-7-6,10,Uganda, Semuliki Forest, Perrins N, tree
871, 2011-6-10,0,Uganda, swamp west of Masindi, Uganda, 1 deg 38\' 46.42\" N, 31 deg 34\' 22.97\" E, Bishop, David, reed
982, 2010-9-12,0,Ghana, Rural, subsistence farming, along a dirt road east of the town, nests in a wetland., Van Vuuren A; S Swarts, tree
2018, 2009-8-8,0,Gabon, near Port-Gentil, Passavy G, tree
2447, 2006-12-26,0,Tanzania, Mahale Mountains National Park , Oliver, Paul, tree
2448, 2006-12-29,0,Tanzania, Mahale Mountains National Park , Oliver, Paul, reed
2449, 2006-12-26,0,Tanzania, Mahale Mountains National Park , Oliver, Paul, other
2487, 2009-11-22,0,Rwanda, Near Rwinkwavu., Anderson Jason, tree
2488, 2010-8-9,0,Uganda, Near Kibale NP, Anderson Jason, tree
3124, 2012-8-30,75,Ghana, Hans Cottage Botel, Brown M, tree
3694, 2012-11-1,3,Sierra Leone, IMATT Compound Regent Freetown Sierra Leone, Cronje Pieter, tree
3704, 2012-11-2,0,Sierra Leone, Man of War Bay, Aberdeen, Cronje Pieter, tree
4209, 2012-12-1,0,Tanzania, Rubondo Island National Park, Tanapa Bandas, Oliver, Paul, tree
7279, 2007-5-17,0,Cameroon, YAOUNDe - Hotel Mont Febe (Car park), Monnoyeur Gilles, tree
7281, 2010-2-27,0,Cameroon, Ongot village near Yaounde (south west)., Monnoyeur Gilles, tree
7284, 2008-10-2,0,Cameroon, Lake OSSA, Monnoyeur Gilles, tree
7399, 2013-9-15,0,Ghana, Half Assini junction where Mpataba - Half Assini road meets Agona - Elubo Road, Jamie GA, tree
12432, 2012-12-1,30,Tanzania, Rubondo Island, Pink Beach, Oliver, Paul, tree
12433, 2012-11-29,0,Tanzania, Rubondo Island, Fishing site opposite 'bird island', Oliver, Paul, tree
13814, 2009-6-14,0,Ghana, Kakum National Park , Leventis, T, tree
13816, 2011-5-10,0,Gabon, Nyonie , Leventis, T, tree
13817, 2006-7-30,0,Nigeria, Okomu , Leventis, T, tree
13818, 1998-9-15,0,Nigeria, Okomu, Edo St. , Leventis, T, tree
18153, 2015-7-1,4,Uganda, Buhoma Lodge 0°59'12.68"S, Krochuk Billi, tree
26364, 2017-7-15,0,Uganda, Mabamba swamp, Oschadleus HD, tree
27827, 2018-4-7,0,Ghana, Kaukum Forest, Booysen M., other
28245, 2011-6-11,0,Liberia, Beniwehn district, Grand Bassa County, Liberia, Stanton Mark, tree
28365, 2015-11-11,0,Cameroon, Mt Mbam, Alain SK Ngute, tree
29938, 2021-4-21,1,Uganda, Near Kasenyi Fishing site, Cronje Pieter, tree
100361, 1968-10-14,0,Angola, Carmona [=Uige], J. Carlos, other

All PHOWN news items relating to this species

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Weaver Wednesday [145] - Discovery [28]: Vieillot's Black Weaver (2015-03-25)
Weaver Wednesday [27]: Vieillot's Black Weaver (2012-12-19)
PHOWN firsts from Ghana (2011-08-02)